Blueberry Muffins: compare the 2 variations
Time, effort, key ingredients, diets, nutrition and cleanup side by side, so you can pick the one that fits tonight.
Which should I make?
- Fastest Lemon Sugar-TopReady in 50 min; the other takes 1 hr.
- Kid helper Bakery-Style StreuselA child can do 8 of the 12 steps: no knife, no heat.
Side by side
| Lemon Sugar-Top | Bakery-Style Streusel | |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 50 min | 1 hr |
| Prep | 15 min | 20 min |
| Level | Easy | Easy |
| Steps | 11 | 12 |
| Serves | 12 muffins | 12 muffins |
| Key ingredients | all-purpose flour, plain yogurt and blueberries | all-purpose flour, granulated sugar and blueberries |
| Only in this one | turbinado sugar, lemon zest, plain yogurt and lemon juice | brown sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter and sour cream |
| Dietary | ||
| Calories | 250 | 300 |
| Protein | 4 g | 4 g |
| Carbs | 36 g | 40 g |
| Fat | 11 g | 14 g |
| Cleanup | 2/5 4 things to wash | 2/5 4 things to wash |
| Kid helper | Yes, 6 of 11 steps | Yes, 8 of 12 steps |
Nutrition is per serving. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Dietary: Based on the ingredient list and estimated nutrition; check labels; not medical advice. Cleanup score: 5 means one thing to wash, 1 means six or more. We count pots, pans, bowls and appliances, not the knife, board and spoons.
How we pick
- Fastest: the shortest total time, at least 10 minutes ahead of the next.
- Easiest: the lowest level (easy, medium, hard), then at least 2 fewer steps.
- Lightest: the fewest estimated calories a serving, at least 15% and 40 calories under the next (only when two or more have an estimate).
- Kid helper: the variation where a child can do the biggest share of the steps (no knife, no heat), when that's not all of them equally.
- Least cleanup: the best cleanup score, a point ahead of the next.
- Make it ahead: the only variation whose notes say how to make it ahead.
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or dairy-free: the variation that fits a diet the others don't, from the ingredient lines.
A pick needs a clear winner; close calls are left out.